29 April 2007

This first one is the same bag my Knit Night pals are working on. I HATE making i-cords, so I just did a twisted yarn handle...I'm thinking they're too short. But that's just the way they'll be, because I think I'm out of yarn. I used Cascade and Noro on size 15 needles for this project

The second bag was made on size 11 needles with Mauch Chucky yarn in the limeade colorway with a beautiful varigated Manos del Uruguay. The bottom of the bag was fun --- working short rows to make the circular bottom.I'm probably going to wait to felt at Brooke's house...she has a top-loading washing machine, which I think is better for the felting process.

Both those bags look great - I'll be interested to see how they look felted (it is so cool!). I just did my first felted project - had to run it through my front loader twice to get it to felt properly, along with a bit of hand-felting, so I'm keen to try a bit more.